200 mm in 12 hours, or in other words: a third of st helens’ average annual precipitation in half a day. this is what that looks like on the rain radar: and this is what that looks like on our property: a meter deep washout. we got quite lucky: the road itself didn’t take damage,…
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mattighofen is a small rural community in upper austria, not too far away from where i was born & grew up. it seems surprisingly remote, given how densely populated austria is on the whole, and it isn’t really connected to any of the main arteries that cross the country. arriving there, it appears no more…
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with the bridge covered, there was only one thing missing: a hand rail. at least on one side. actually, one side would be perfectly fine. luckily i had thought ahead and left little stubs so i would be able to use to attach the hand rail to. the main consideration was to ensure that it…
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a bridge really needs strong foundations (check: granite) and a tough structure (got that, pretty strong timber), but it also requires a surface – otherwise crossing it because a little tedious. i admit the structure is probably not really bal 29 fire rated, but with a fire rated surface it should still be fairly safe.…
we may have made this point before: in st helens it rarely rains, but when it does, it pours. case in point: yesterday we got 42 mmm in 24 hours, and that makes it a real challenge to channel the water into places where it can be managed and does not do too much damage.…
john wick said it best: consequences. you may remember we recently did a little work (we cannot speak about precisely what incredibly complicated engineering and expensive tooling this involved for fear of enticing otherwise innocent but absolutely not internet-savvy teenage boys of trying something similar) to unleash the beast that is the tt-r 250. we…
freedom is such a loaded word. the ‘home of the free’ comes to mind, the place many thought of as the shining city on the hill until, on closer inspection, it became clear that it’s really a dumpster fire. they are big on freedom over there: the freedom to tell those who are not quite…